Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New YorkC. van Benthuysen., 1863 1st-32d 1841-1871/72 issued also as Legislative documents. |
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... tree of liberty was by him as anxiously guarded as were the altars of science . That tree , planted amid the storms of a revolutionary contest , and moistened by the blood of so many great and good men , was a trea- sure that he highly ...
... tree of liberty was by him as anxiously guarded as were the altars of science . That tree , planted amid the storms of a revolutionary contest , and moistened by the blood of so many great and good men , was a trea- sure that he highly ...
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... trees , the proprietors lose so many of their trees . Some years ago the pear trees in Westchester county were very much affected , and some large old trees were lost . Sometimes only one side is injured , and the tree lives ; but where ...
... trees , the proprietors lose so many of their trees . Some years ago the pear trees in Westchester county were very much affected , and some large old trees were lost . Sometimes only one side is injured , and the tree lives ; but where ...
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... trees , or whether it is some other cause , are certainly very troublesome insects , yet I am not disposed to abandon the attempt to grow plums and cherries , particularly the latter . When your trees are affected by the black knot you ...
... trees , or whether it is some other cause , are certainly very troublesome insects , yet I am not disposed to abandon the attempt to grow plums and cherries , particularly the latter . When your trees are affected by the black knot you ...
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... trees to kill grubs , would you make a basin of earth around the base of the tree and fill that with hot water ? Solon Robinson . - No , I would pour the water from the spout of a tea- kettle directly upon the tree , near where the ...
... trees to kill grubs , would you make a basin of earth around the base of the tree and fill that with hot water ? Solon Robinson . - No , I would pour the water from the spout of a tea- kettle directly upon the tree , near where the ...
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... trees than is generally ascribed to them . He says that it is fully proved that apples are more abundant for seven ... trees in preference to any other . These eggs hatch perfectly - formed locusts , of extremely diminutive size , drop ...
... trees than is generally ascribed to them . He says that it is fully proved that apples are more abundant for seven ... trees in preference to any other . These eggs hatch perfectly - formed locusts , of extremely diminutive size , drop ...
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